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Weekly Sunday Sermons The sermon is delivered by Father Steven Ritter each week on Sunday 2023-09-10 Sunday before the Exaltation of the Cross(1) Fr. Steven Ritter 00:00 / 15:32 2023-09-03 Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost Fr. Steven Ritter 00:00 / 17:05 2023-08-27 Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost(1) Fr. Steven Ritter 00:00 / 17:11 2023-08-20 Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost Fr. Steven Ritter 00:00 / 15:43 VIEW ALL 2023 Archive

Welcome Visitors! Whether you are a curious inquirer or a visitor from another Orthodox parish, please know that you are welcome at St. James. Many of the members of our congregation journeyed to the Orthodox Church from other Christian faith traditions and denominations and some non-Christian religious and spiritual traditions. So whether you are “on a journey” or just wanting to visit a local Orthodox parish, we would be honored to have you join us for prayer and worship. 3579 McEver Road, Gainesville, GA 30504 Phone Mail (770)639-3641 frstevenr@gmail.com St. James Facebook Page You are Welcome! Contact us, and plan your visit to St. James Orthodox Church First Name Last Name Email Write a message Submit Thanks for submitting!

Orthodox Christianity The Orthodox Christian Church, also called the "Eastern Orthodox," "Greek Orthodox" Church, or simply "the Orthodox Church," is the oldest Christian Church in the world, founded by Jesus Christ and with its beginnings chronicled in the New Testament. (Our own Patriarchate of Antioch, one of the most ancient of Orthodox churches, was originally founded in A.D. 34 by Ss. Peter and Paul. All other Christian churches and groups can be traced historically back to it. With roughly 250 million members worldwide, Orthodoxy is second in size only to the Roman Catholic Church. However, in spite of its size, relatively few Americans are aware that it exists. The Orthodox Church has deep and lasting roots in Christian antiquity and is steeped in rich Biblical tradition. It has been the context of Christian living for millions of Christians for almost twenty centuries. Yet one cannot understand the Orthodox Church merely by reading about it. Just as reading a biography about someone is no substitute for knowing the biography's subject personally, Orthodox Christianity must be experienced firsthand to be understood.

Our Parish Library St. James has a small but very functional and well-organized parish lending library to serve both adult and children's Orthodox religious educational needs. Our library is conveniently located in the Coffee Hour area, and a volunteer library helper is available there every Sunday morning after Divine Liturgy to help patrons find and check out books. Please refer to the St. James Parish Library Collection document (last updated on April 22, 2015) for a list of books that are available. See Our Library Collection New Titles to Borrow at St. James Parish Library Children of my Heart: Finding Christ Through Adoption by Ashley Lackovich Van-Gorp Rock and Sand:An Orthodox Appraisal by Fr. Josiah Trenham Face to Face: Knowing God Beyond Our Shame by Fr. Stephen Freeman Apocrypha: An Introduction to Extra-Biblical Literature by Fr. Stephen de Young